The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-07
EVENTS or THE WEEK.
Domestic News

EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News
Tho Grant monument fund now amounts
to sl20,s40
The Bell Telephone company cleared
s2,OcO,oo1, last year.
A cold snap is reported from Danville,
Va, and it is feared fruit has been injured
A number of laborers on New York
building struck because two non-union men
were employed.
The steamer Eagle has been lost on Buena
Vista bay, Newfoundland, with go men on
board, oil Of whom perished.
A movement is on foot in Chicago, headed
by the carpenters. to establish eight hours
days work and 35 cents an hour.
The Illinois, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
legislatures have adopted resolutions strong
ly condemnirg the Irish coercion bill.
Herr Most was released from Blackwell's
Island, New York April l, and as soon as he
landed took refuge with friends in a beer
saloon.
The New York court Of appeals has
affirmed the judgment of the general term
convicting a party selling oleomargarine
in violation of the statute.
The state of California has obtained
judgment against two former harbor com
missioneIs for $4,000 misappropriated by
the secretary Of the commission.
The State Department calls the attention
of American manufacturers to the coming
display i'll Milan, Italy Of -four mill
machinery and apparatus connected with
bread making.
A special to the Boston, Mass, journal,
on tue 3cth, from st. Johns, N. F., says the
steamer Eagle, from the sealing grounds, is
reported lost with 2OJ men. No particulars
have leen received.
Gov. Hill Of New York, sent a message to
the legislature Oh special legislation. 1t is
aimed at the high license Till passed for
New Y.r.: and Brooklyn. Hill will veto the
Diil ii the senate passes it.
The Stone Cutters Association Of Gin
cinnati. Covineton and Newport, has de-
cided to close business until O settlement
can lie made as To wages. About 9UU work
men are thus deprived of work.
Commissioner Coleman has returned from
Louisiana, whittier he went, three weeks
ago, to prepare the way for experiments in
cane sugar making by the diffusion process.
He speahs hopefully of the outlooa.
The Gate City Gas Company, of Atlanta,
Ga, capital S. 1900, has been placed in the
hands of receiver, on account Of the
failure ana flight Of W. +. Lawton. Of New
York. WHO WAS its treasurer and secretary.
A special from Ackworth, Ga, states that
a ter.ihie hailstorm, accompanied with
wind, struck that place at O'Clock Monday
night. Two dwellings were demolished and
the occupants had u narrow escape from
death.
The number of cases received at the pen
sion oiiioe during the week ending March
70 were a03. Or these, l,.03 were on &C
count OF the Mexican war. Certificates
issued: 2,al7; number OF cases pending,
2,9U9,n 10.
The Connecticut senate, by vote OF 20 to
8, passed the 10 hour law for women and
children already passed by the house. 1t is
the same as the Massachusetts law. An
amendment excepting mercantile establish
ments was rejccted-l3 to ).
DIR. A. G. Ely, aged G., prominent
physician worth SIS ,Oc0, committed
suicide at his home in Girard, Pa, by
taking morphine. The delusiOn that his
property was slipping away from him and
that poverty was imminent drove him to
self murder.
Reports received March 81, from
Tazwell county, Va, say terrific thunder,
hail and snow storm visited that section.
Hail stones en- inch in circumference fell,
and the lightning was terrific. Many tel
egraph poles on the line OF the Norfolk a
Western were split to pieces.
1t is estimated at the Treasury depart.
ment that there was a decrease Of about
sl2.e 1900 in the public debt during March.
The receipts up to the :sth, amount to $33,-
2:35...s:s, and expenditures to SIS, S,36S, $50, in
ciuaing Sh.i3o .l9 pension payments. The
net gain OF receipts over expenditures il
$lI,So5.1i3.
j. G. Hagget with two sons aud q daugh
tor was drowned on Sunday in San Francis
CO bay, on the Alameda side The party
were in a row boat and the father stood uI
to put ON his overcoat, capsized the boat
throwing the occupants into the water. A
third son was saved by boat near by, but
the others We're drowned.
The Governor of Virginia has been advised
by cable that the London holders Of state
bonds are to appoint commissioners to pro
ceed to Virginia and arrange with repre-
sentatives OF the state for u settlement Ol
the debt. In consequence, joint resolu
tion for the creation OF commission ha,
been introduced in the senate at Richmond
Joseph Sommers fell from the steps of hi,
lodging house in Brooklyn, N. Y, las
October and dislocated his neck. He diel
at Brooklyn hospital OIL tho Goth, haviDf
lived tive months with broken neck. Ill
was completely pnralyzed. Tho surgeons
attempted to set his neck. He seemed Il
improve, became conscious and hoped fOl
recovery.
Gov. Marmaduke of Missouri, has signel
the bill which repeats the law of l>57, tha
permitted wine and beer to be sold in st
Lonis on Sundays. This brings st. Loui
uader the Downing law, which embraces al
the provisions of Il strict Sunday law, AM
hut. il rigiily enforced, will stop the run
ming Of street railroads, the publication o
newspapers and all manual labor.
For some days there has been unusua
activity in tie movement OF freight upol
all the lines tributary to San Francisco il
anticipation of an increased tariff atte
April i. when the interstate commerce Law
goes into effect. IL is thought that thi
weeks basiness in east and west bOunt
freight viii exceed that Of any other weeI
in tho history II the Pacific coast.
Massachusetts has Sunday barbcr-sho]
law, similar to that Of Minnesota, and q
Boston in the Lords day" violation cas-
against W Hogarty, who was on trial TO
keeping his barber shop open Oh Sunday
the jury in the superior court rendered
verdict against Hogarty, deciding tha
shaving Oh Sunday was not work Q
necessity or charity. The case will b
taken to Tie supreme court on exceptions
The light house board las completes
plans for lightin. the Bartholdi Statue Q